Butterscotch Overload..

After a not so extensive search (2 sites) I found my Butterscotch cupcakes.  I went to my go to site for all things cupcakes and was unable to find a Butterscotch recipe.  So, I turned to Google and clicked on the very first link I saw..  How could I not with a name like "QUADRUPLE BUTTERSCOTCH CUPCAKES" There was an instant party in my mouth.  They were all I could think of all day.  So, can you guess what I'm doing in the morning?

Dropping my toddler, Miss S, off at day care and headed over to Alby's to pick up my supplies.  I have a pretty heavy supply of cupcake baking items but there are a few more I'm going to have to pick up tomorrow.  I'm still on the search for the perfect 30th birthday cupcakes and these just may be them!!

Be on the look out for a review and pictures tomorrow.  I'm gonna have cupcake dreams tonight.  I'll probably also have dreams of my celebrity crush but that's a whole other post for a whole other day....


Thank you to: Ryans Baking Blog for this recipe!!  Can't wait to try it out!

Move over Susie Homemaker... Cupcake Kisses is coming through and bringing Butterscotch!

I'm starting to feel like I've somewhat recovered from this so called "common cold."  I'm not feeling like an extra in AMC's The Walking Dead anymore.  More like an extra in Dazed and Confused if they were "dazed and confused" due to the effects of cold medicine.

To celebrate my recovery, I hopped online to do one of my favorite things ever!  CUPCAKE RECIPE SEARCHING!!!!!!!

I have Butterscotch on the brain (better than braaaaiiiiinnnnsss on the brain..) so I am on the lookout for a ooey gooey Butterscotch Cupcake.  I have a go to sits that I'm about to do some searching at which I'll post the link to at the bottom of this post.  If any readers out there who happen to stumble upon this blog have any Butterscotch anything recipes, I'd love to try them out.  I love BS! ;)

Gonna go on my hunt now..  But first, don't forget to check out this awesome cupcake blog --> Cupcake Project

braaaaiiiiiins....

just a little insight into how i'm feeling today.

i'm the victim and the "common cold" is my zombie.

Just a common cold...right?

I've heard people refer to colds forever as "a common cold." Why does something so common make you feel like you're head is going to explode!! That isn't very common!

That being said, I feel like crap tonight. It's Saturday night, the Oregon Ducks just whooped on ASU and I'm up late watching Hocus Pocus because I can't sleep thanks to this "common cold!"

I think I'm just gonna hop on Twitter for a while and catch up with my Tweeps... (Is that what the kids call em? Remember, I'm getting too old for cool kid lingo.)

Tomorrow, I'll be 20 days from 30 and cupcakes will fill my kitchen, my mouth, my thighs.....

Until then, my dears, enjoy some sweet dreams for me.

I'm back...

I seemed to have taken an extended break from my blog. But, I'm back.

I'm back as a woman on the verge of 30! Not that I wasn't a woman before but 30 wasn't right around the corner when I last posted. Now, in less than a month, I will be the big THREE OHHHH!!! I'm not upset about it. A little excited, actually. 30. An adult. A real, live grown up. That's what I get to deal with soon. But, am I really ready?

Talking to other girlfriends who have entered this new age group or are about to enter, I've realized that we all have something in common. All of a sudden, we're evaluating our lives. Am I where I'm supposed to be financially? Emotionally? How do you know where you should be? Should I be married? Or at least in a long term, committed relationship? Cause I'm not. Should I be upset about that? Cause I'm not? (Mostly....)

I know that with my upcoming birthday I have a new beginning. (Never mind that I say that every year...) I really do have a new beginning. I'll no longer be in my twenties. I'm ready to leave them behind. I'm ready to start out fresh and have everything I deserve..maybe even a few things I don't deserve but want really bad.

With all that being said, I'm ready to start documenting again. My random postings with cupcakes thrown here and there (cause let's face it, I'm still obsessed..) is mostly for my sanity and emotional release but I welcome everyone to come along. I promise it will be random. It may not be funny or inspiring or anything at all. But it'll be something..

For now, I'm going to enjoy one of the last Friday nights I have as a 20something-er... lol.. I'm going to watch the first season of Walking Dead, drink a glass of wine and fold some laundry. (hopefully, I won't spill any!) See...already to old to be in my 20's - staying home on a Friday night!!

Night all..

Dulce de Leche and Vanilla Bean...

wow... I tried out a new cupcake this weekend. Two, actually, but let me talk about this vanilla bean first!

It was soo good... First off, I made the most simple Dulce de Leche imaginable. I saw some posts on many other websites about a crock pot, fix it and forget it dulce de leche. It can't get any easier than this.

One can of sweetened condensed milk (label removed) in a crock pot with water covering by an inch. Turn on low and leave for 8 hours.. That's it!! When the can cools, open it and you have a can of Dulce de Leche. Very tasty..

Vanilla Bean Cupcakes

1 ¼ Cups All Purpose Flour
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
¼ Teaspoon Baking Soda
¼ Teaspoon Salt2 Large Eggs (room temperature)
1 Cup Sugar*
½ Cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
Seeds from 1 Vanilla Bean Pod
½ Cup Sour Cream

Dulce de Leche Frosting
3 to 4 Cups Confectioners Sugar (sifted)
½ Cup Unsalted butter (room temperature)
2 to 3 Tablespoons Dulce de Leche
about a Tblspn Vanilla extract as needed to thin out (optional)


Preheat the oven to 350°degrees and place paper liners in pans.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a standing mixer, beat the eggs and sugar together until light and creamy for about 2 minutes. Add the butter, vanilla bean seeds, and vanilla extract. Mix until well incorporated. Slowly add the dry ingredients until well blended. Fold in sour cream until smooth and well incorporated.
Fill each lined cup ½ to 2/3 full. Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until the cupcake bounces back, rotating halfway between baking time.
Cool completely in pans on top of a wire rack.
While cupcakes are cooling, prepare frosting. In a large mixer bowl, whip the butter until very light and fluffy. Slowly add the confectioners sugar until the butter becomes thicker and stiff. Add the Dulce de Leche and whip until combined. I ended up adding about a Tblspn of water to thin it out but it was still a little too thick and gritty from the sugar so I added a little vanilla extract to thin it some more. (Not quite a tblspn.) This made it perfect for my liking but definitely try it first before adding any extra liquid.
When cupcakes are thoroughly cooled, fill a piping bag with a small tip and the Dulce de Leche. Carefully insert the tip into the cupcake and slowly fill each cake with desired amount.
Fill another piping bag with the prepared Dulce de Leche frosting. Frost and decorate the cupcakes. I used a wilton star tip to make little stars all over the top and the shape held very well.


*instead of throwing away the pod of my vanilla bean, I added it to about 2 cups of sugar and will let it flavor the sugar to use next time. I plan on making these again very soon.

Next time i make these, i'm going to make them into a mini cupcake because they are so sweet!!


thank you to
http://theculinarychronicles.com/ for the idea!

Cupcake Kisses

So, I have become a little obsessed with cupcakes as of late and have compiled a list of cupcakes that I want to try for one reason or another.

My question to you is:

What kind of flavor combinations would you like to try in a cupcake? Maybe a Red Vine and Cherry Coke cupcake? Maybe just a classic Vanilla Bean and Strawberry?

Give me your ideas and I will work my magic...